Carolina Herrera

THERE was a dress here today that <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/brand/carolina-herrera">Carolina Herrera's women will want to stock up on as soon as it lands in store. A most elegant knee-length, round-shouldered shift with portrait collar and flatteringly wide elbow-length sleeves, which weren't so dramatic but dramatic enough for admirers to ask: "Where did you get that dress?" It cut a neat silhouette and made the waist appear tiny. The shape came in many surprising fabrications - from glossy astrakhan to wool crepe to printed silk - and so there will be one that will work for any occasion, but the big surprise will be if she doesn't sell a storm of them come autumn.

As night falls, Herrera's women will have a host of options - one of the prettiest was a two-tone navy and copper silk gown that draped the body like liquid with all its sensual twists and turns.

This is a show that doesn't ordinarily tick off the seasonal trends - the Herrera customer doesn't care much for those she just wants something that's going to make her look good - but there were pieces here that nicely chimed with the zeitgeist; in particular, a knee-length skirt with gaping side slit that so many designers are doing right now. In the mix, it felt particularly modern.